JudeM
I’m glad to find Spiracle and this simple player is perfect for me - it means I can listen to audiobooks offline and I don’t get bombarded with ads. Keep going Spiracle it’s better and better.
An indie bookshop
A pleasure to discover Spiracle. Clear and beautifully branded. These guys are developing a great offering and the player is a simple adjunct to my Library and the wider curated collection held online. I look forward to seeing new recommendations and feeling part of the community.
Easy to use, effortless listening
I love this company. The app is simple and easy to use. Quick to set up and the sound quality is excellent
Player forgets where it stopped, doesn’t want to play
I’m all for supporting indie audiobooks however this platform is simply non functional, and what a shame. Started listening to the book in my library, paused it after some hours, came back to it later and it started playing from a random point that I’d already listened to! Not even from the beginning, just a random 15-20min before where I left off. Nevermind, I somehow found my place. Now I’ve come back to the book again, and while it has remembered the place the stopped, the play button is unresponsive. Or rather, I can push play to pause, skip around 15sec ahead or back, slide the chapter minute bar but… nothing happens. I can’t play the book. Tried using the web player and it’s the same. Hugely disappointed.
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Response from developer
Hi, would you like to have another go? We have fixed the issues that you may have experienced? If you write to us at support@spiracleaudiobooks.com we can send you an audiobook of your choice. Kind regards, the Spiracle Team
SO glitchy
It won’t even play an audiobook
I’ve allegedly bought!
I’ve allegedly bought!
Great concept, lots to develop
I really like what this all is trying to do, great seeing an alternative to the bigger players. Unfortunately the app is lacking some basic functionality and some annoying bugs. For example you can only see what’s left to play for the chapter that’s playing, not all book. The app also doesn’t remember wished playback speed, making it very annoying to change back every time.
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Great selection of audiobooks!
Spiracle has an amazing selection of audiobooks from classics to some of my favourite contemporary titles. 100% recommended!
Great App for audiobooks
I’ve really loved getting into Spiracle editions recently and the app is great for listening - simple, straightforward and links perfectly to my account and library. Good little app!
An indie bookshop
A pleasure to discover Spiracle. Clear and beautifully branded. These guys are developing a great offering and the player is a simple adjunct to my Library and the wider curated collection held online. I look forward to seeing new recommendations and feeling part of the community.
Beautifully designed
Lovely little app for listening to Spiracle audiobooks recommended by my trusted source while on the move. Easy to navigate. Particularly like the timer function too.
Essential for audiobook lovers
I love the minimal aesthetic and the easy access to my Spiracle collections. The app's smooth user interface and remarkable audio quality really create an immersive listening experience, which is just what I want.
Beautiful and simple
I love the Spiracle Player - it’s visually beautiful and simple and synchronises my audiobooks. It’s a pleasure and does everything I need.
Glitchy and longwinded if you read a lot
My player has stopped working—the play button produces nothing and the timer on the track does not advance. Looking at the FAQs to see what to do I see that there’s such restricted functionality that if you want to delete your audio book from your phone when you’re finished you have to delete the entire app and start again. This doesn’t suit anyone who wants to have multiple books on the go at once (as all will be deleted and places, presumably, lost) or anyone who reads a lot. I bought a year’s subscription but I’m now regretting it and will be sticking with audible. The app also does not tell you how far through the whole book you are as far as I can see.
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My Spiracle companion app
A simple but perfectly formed companion app for my Spiracle Audiobooks’ library. Now it is very easy to download and listen to my Spiracle collection whilst on the move. And it looks wonderful.
